Label printing, cutting, and folding means



- Jan. 17, 1928.

A. ROSENTHAL ET AL LABEL PRINTING, CUTTING, AND FOLDING MEANS Filed May 4. 1926 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 War/m Foseg f/Ya/ W4 TTORNE Y5 Jan. 17, 1928.

A. ROSENTHAL ET AL I L656'391 LABEL PRINTING, CUTTING, AND FOLDING MEANS Filed May 4, 1926 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 Z5 15 W i, Z1 4 5 I 50 32 ZZ I v i FIVE BROTHERi FIVE BROTHERI I WORK5SHIRT I l A TTORNE 1y Jan. 17 1928.

- 1,656,391 A. ROSENTHAL ET AL LABEL PRINTING, CUTTING, AND FOLDING MEANS 4 Sheets-Sheet 5 Filed May 4. 1926 A 770mm VS .Jan; 17, 1928.

A. ROSENTHAL ET AL LABELIRINTING, CUTTING, AND FOLDING MEANS Filed May 4. 1926 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 INVENTOR WTTORNEYS Patented Jan. 17, 1928. 2 r

UNITED STATES PATENT oF cE.

ARTHUR ROSENTHAL AND MARTIN ROSENTHAL, OF GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN, AS-

SIGNORS TO THE ROSE PATCH AND LABEL CO., F GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN LABEL PRINTING, CUTTING, AND FOLDING mums.

Application filed May 4, i926. Serial 1a.? 106,636.

The objects of the invention are;

First, to provide means for printing multicolored labels and cutting and folding the same effectively from a strip. Second, to provide improved means in connection with an intaglio printing machine for printing multicolored labels.

Third, to provide in such a machine improved means of blotting the excess ink from the back of the label and preventing following of the counter and also to blot such label printing generally.

Fourth, to provide improved means oi.

protecting the printed side of the label dur- [5 ing the operation of cutting and folding and to packthe same with a protection strip so that the ink' can dry and cure and notbe injured.

Fifth, to provide an improved label with protection. I

Objects relating to details and economies of construction and operation of our invention will definitely appear from the detailed description to follo The invention is clearly defined and pointed out in the claims.

A structure which is a preferred embodiment of our invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this application, in which:

Fig.1 is a eneral perspective view of an intaglio printing press with our improvements in position, the usual construction of machine being indicated by dotted lines andthe features to which our improvements pertain being shown in full lines.

Fig. 2 is a diagrammatic view showing in diagram the relation of the various parts,

including the printing'dies, the counter, the label strip, the reel, the cutting andfolding means constituting the feed therefor, the blotter strip andits reels, and the-protective or offset strip and its reel. i

Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail side elevation 4 5 of the printing end of the structure, showing the delivery of the label strip and other parts up to the label cutter, folder and packer. q

Fig. 4 is an elevation view still further 5 enlarged of the label feeder, cutter, folder" and packer, it embracing at the left the label strip guide appearing at the right in Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail front elevation View of the pair of intaglio plates and their movable bed and he counter above, with a part of the labelstrip and blotter in place. 1

Fig. 6 is a detail view of the label'strip, showing the under side of the same as the impression, and the label in advanced posii rolls.

Fig. 9 is an enlarged detail sectional elevation taken on line 9-9 of Fig. 8 through the said ink receptacle, showing the partition and its relation to the ink rolls.

Fig. 10 is a detail erspective view of the ratchet feed for the lotter strip.

' Fig. 11 is 'an end detail view of the ratchet means.

Fig. 12 is a detail view of the ratchet'control cam.

Fig. 13 is an enlarged detail perspective view of the folder machine carriage jaws in their relation to the label strip, showing the ad iustable jaw trip and the adjustable stop.

he parts of the drawing will be 0on sidered by their numerals, which are the same in all the views.

1 is the base; 2 is an intaglio printing machine in dotted lines, of a known design, to which we afiix our improved features. 3 is the divided ink receptacle. 4 and 5 are the plural intaglio printing plates. 6 is the movable bed to such plates in dove-tailed ways 61 in the irame ofthe machine. 7 is the counter that cooperates with said plates, being preferably of a dimension large enough to embrace the plural plates.

, The printing machine with its inking means are of a usual known design and are operated in the usual way.- .Our invention does not pertain to these parts and we do .not 'show the details, as these are of usual effective design.

8 is the'base bracket for our improved I label cutting and folding machine. 9 is the adjustable frame of the label folding ma chine, provided with guide ribs 91 to rest 80 labels are being printed, showing the first in ways 81 on the base bracket 8. It is regulated by screw (see Fig. 1). Set screw 11 looks the same in place.

finger parallel with the main carriage ways" and supported adjustablyon bracket 19 onthe machine frame, It trips and releases the jaws as soonas they have been brought to position on thelabel strip. The cross carriage is adjustable by clamp means 131. 20 is an adjustable stop screw to limit the movement and definitely locate the position of the carriage and thereby insure precise definite action of the label gripper and feed jaws.

21 is the label strip, usually with folded edges. 22'is the label strip reel. 23 is a blotter strip delivered above the label strip to absorb any surplus ink forced through the fabric and to keep the counter from being fouled thereby.

24 is the blotter stri reel. 25 is the guide for the label strip an blotter strip, suitably supported on the frame of the printing machine in position to deliver to the printing plates. 26 is the take up or feed reel for the blotterstrip, advancing the same sufficiently step by step to serve as a blotter, but preferably at a different rate of feed from the feed of the label strip. Thisreel 26 is fed by a ratchet wheel 261 and pawl 262 and detent 263. The pawl is actuated by link 264 connected to lever 265- Lever 265 is actuated by cam 266 (see Fig. 2). The pawl is controlled b cam disk 267 adjusted by handle 267' an permits the pawl to engage the ratchet wheel at any predetermined point and thereby regulates the amount of feed. When the reel is nearly full a step of a single tooth is suflicient.

The label strip 21 is advanced step by step by the label feed a single labellength at each step. The first plate 4 may, for instance, print Five Brother in red (see Fig. 6). The label strip is then advanced one label length step and receives the remainder of the print Work 5 Shirt in blue. This is accomplished by dividing the inking roll and the ink receptacle to correspond (see Fig. 8), and putting the red ink in the first compartment and the blue ink iii the second compartment. Thereafter at each step a completely printed label is advanced. The blotter strip 23 is advanced slightl 27 is the protective or offset sli eet strip,

preferably of heavy tissue. 28 is the reel from which it is delivered. 29 is the guide that receives the offset strip and guides it and the label strip to the label cutter and folder. This strip is fed and cut off and folded with the label strip. It protects the fresh printing. The label jaws of the folder grasp both paper and label and as the paper does not shift it protects the printing and does not disturb it in any way. The label strip and offset strip are guided together into the label guide of the cutting andfolding machine.

30 is the guide for the label and offset strip. 31 are the cut-off shears that out each label as it is fed. 32 are the folders and creasers having electric heater coils 32. 33 is the chute and hopper' for packing the labels, and 34 is the plunger for packing the same.

The labels are printed by successive impressions, as indicated in Flg. 6.

In operation, the label feed jaws 15 grasp the end of the label and offset strip and advance the same a label length beyond the cut-off shears 31. This feeds the strip a label length step in the printing machine. The label is cut off. An impression is made in the printing machine. The label is carried by the jaws 15 to the folder where the ends of the label and the offset piece are folded together and creased in'the headed I folder. This locates and retains the offset piece in place-on the label. The feed jaws 15 release the label and strip and it is then engaged by delivery jaws 16, when the jaws 15 return to initial position. The next advance of the carriage delivers the label to the packing chute where it, with its protective strip, is forced into the package and the package fully protected. tecting strip is creased firmly, it remains with the label and protects it until ready for use.

. The parts haviugbeen thus described, the operationof the machine will be stated. so that the relations of all the parts may fully appear.

The label strip 21 having been inserted through the guides and up to the cut-off shears, the blotter strip having been inserted above the same between it and the counter, and the protective strip 27 having been inserted through the guide and delivered underneath the label strip 21 in position to protect the same after it has been printed, and the end having been advanced to the cut-off shears, the operation of all the parts will be readily understood from the following detailed description.

The feed jaws grasp the end of the label and the protective strip in the initial position seen in Fig. 4, and advance the same one label length beyond the cut-off shears. The cut-off shears act and this label with the Because the pro Inn protective strip that has been cut off is carried forward and folded and packed. At the same time. a label above the plate has been printed with the words; Five Brother.

At the next step when the next label is out off, the press acts again printing another label with Five Brother in red, and adds to the first label the words Work Shirt,

in blue. Theblotter strip 23 is advanced step by step at the same time by the action of the ratchet feed so that the surplus ink forced: through the fabric is absorbed and carried forward without'fouling-the counter. The two colors pf ink, comingfrom separate" c ompartments of the ink receptacle, are delivered by divided rolls to the separate plates, when they are moved back to the inking'position by the usual intaglio printing press-structure. j i i The label is thus advanced step by 'ste and the labels out ofif until the printed labe s come to the position to be engaged by the label feed jaws. The protective strip which is of heavy glazed tissue is delivered as a,

sort of fly-leaf over the-face of the printed label. The jaws grasp the same without blurring the ink, advancethe same beyond the shears, when it is cutoff and the label then carried by the feed jawsto the folder (see particul'arly'Fig. 4), where the label is held in the folder until the delivery jaws grasp it, as there indicated. The protective paper is folded onto the outside of the label and pressed there securely, as indicated. It

is then delivered to the feed chute and forced down by the plunger into the packaging chute, as indicated. The details of the folder and its operation are not fully. described here, because they are the subject matter of our former patent and come into consideration here because of their combination relation to the other parts.

The feed carriage is adjusted in its relation by the adjustable stop. The entire folder is adjustable by the adjusting screw 10 and by this means an effective rapid printing of labels in colors by the int'aglio press and full protection of the labels and delivery to a package is accomplished.

Thls structure is also of advantage in printing size numbers in the'same color, as

a it permits a great saving. of plates by simply providing a platein the second position for each size after the trade name has been printed. It is clear that as many plates and as many colors may be used as desired. Usually two colors are'suflicient to give variet to a label, but as many colors can be ma e use of, distributed over the entire label as desired by correspondingly increasing the number of plates; We are aware'that in;

taglio presses have been provided for'multicolor-work in which one cross section of the plate has been colored with one color and another cross section of another color, but

this is not satisfactory or effective because it requires a peculiar distribution of the word ing for the label, making it short and choppy and prevents securing the full decorative value.

\Ve have thus described our structure completely. lVe desire to claim it precisely as we have it shown, and to claim the protective feature for the label and the blotter feature for use in this connection as of great advantage in such automatic machine, and of special advantage in the printing of fabric labels, as it permits of the maximum amount of ink being used to fully penetrate the fabric and, eliminates the excess by the blot ter and then protects the face of the label by the protective strip during the remainder of the operations of cutting, folding, packaging and preserving the labels until ready for use.

We also desire to claim the invention broadly, all as pointed out in the appended claims.

Letters Patent is:

1. The combination of an intaglio printing machine, a plurality of iiitaglio plates cooperating with the counter thereof, a label strip guide and feed means. adapted to ad- Vance-a label strip across the plates successively a label length step at a time, a blotter Having thus described the invention whatis claimed as new and desired to secure by.

strip between said label and counter with reels and ratchet feed means for independthe label strip label length at a step to the cutter and thence-deliver the label and protective strip. folded together to the packaging means.

2. The combination of an intaglio rinting i ,machine, a plurality of intaglio p ates cooperating with the counter thereof, a label strip 'guideand feed means adapted to ad- -vance a label strip across the plates succe'sg' sively a labellength step at a time, a blotter stripbetween said label and counter with reelsand ratchet feed means for independently advancing ittstep by step, a divided inkwell with divided rolls disposed to'deliver ink separately to the separate plates by part of the inking means for each utilizin plate hat is alined therewith, means for delivering a rotective strip to the face side of the printe label strip, and a label cutting,

folding and packing machine with guide to receive said printed label and protective strip comprising cut-off, folder and packaging means with delivery jaws and feed jaws to advance the label strip label length, at a stepto the cutter and thence deliver the label and protective strip folded together to the packaging means.

3. The combination of an intaglio printing machine, a plurality of intaglio plates cooperating with the counter thereof, a label feed jaws to advance the label strip label length at a step to the cutter and thence deliver the label and protective strip folded together to the packaging means.

4. The combination of an intaglio printing machine, a plurality of intaglio plates cooperating with the counter thereof, a label strip guide and feed means adapted to advance a label strip across the plates successively a label length step at a time, a divided ink well with divided rolls disposed to deliver ink separately to the separate plates by utilizing part of the inking means for each plate that is alined therewith, and a label cutting, folding and packing machine with guide to receive said printed-label and pro tective strip comprising cut-off, folder and packaging means with delivery jaws and feed jaws to advance the label strip label length at a step to the cutter and thence deliver the label and protective strip folded together to the packaging means.

5. The combination of an intaglio printing machine, an intaglio plate cooperating with the counter thereof, a label strip guide and feed means adapted to advance a label strip across the said plate, and means for delivering a protective strip to the face side of the printed label strip.

6. The combination of an intaglio printing machine, an intaglio plat-e cooperating with the counter thereof, a label strip guide and feed means adapted to advance a label strip across the plate, and ,a blotter strip between said label and counter with reels and ratchet feed means for independently advancing it step by step.

7. The combination of an intaglio printing machine, an intaglio plate cooperating with the counter thereof, a label strip guide and feed means adapted to advance a label strip across the plate, and a blotter strip between said label and counter with means for independently advancing it step by step.

In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands.

ARTHUR ROSENTHAL. MARTIN ROSENTHAL. 

